Transcript -- Hearing bad news about sudden death

08/12/15 • -1 min

Transcript -- What's it like to receive the news that your child has died? One night Rosie Brown was late home. Her Mum describes hearing the knock at the door, describes her response to the way the policeman broke the news and reveals how she felt.

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Hearing bad news about sudden death

What's it like to receive the news that your child has died? One night Rosie Brown was late home. Her Mum describes hearing the knock at the door, describes her response to the way the policeman broke the news and reveals how she felt.